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Word: amiga (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Commodore headquarters, though, hopes still run high. Chief Executive Marshall Smith, 56, is convinced that his new, technologically impressive Amiga computer will become a winner and that the banks will give the company enough time to make a turnaround. Wall Street speculates that Commodore may be working on a deal to raise cash through a merger or joint venture with another firm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Adios, Amiga? | 2/24/1986 | See Source »

...nicknamed the Jackintosh, after Atari Chief Executive Jack Tramiel. He built Commodore into a home computer powerhouse, but left last year and bought Atari from Warner Communications. Commodore, meanwhile, is expected to square off against both Atari and Apple with yet another low-price Macintosh-like machine, called the Amiga...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Down Time for Computers | 5/20/1985 | See Source »

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